If you own a YouTube channel (not just a viewer profile) and want to move its videos and subscribers to a new email address, you must use a .
: Google will email you a ZIP file. Once downloaded, extract it to find subscriptions.csv , which contains a list of every channel URL you follow.
Go to Google Takeout, deselect everything except YouTube and YouTube Music , and ensure only "Subscriptions" is checked in the options. youtube subscription transfer
If you are keeping the old account just for old data, consider using Google Takeout to download all your YouTube data (comments, history, messages) as a backup archive before you shut it down.
| Method | Ease | Safety | Official | |--------|------|--------|----------| | Google Takeout + Extension | Medium | High (if trusted) | Partial (export only) | | Manual | Low | Highest | Yes | | RSS/OPML | Medium | Medium | No | If you own a YouTube channel (not just
Google Takeout is the official way to download your data from any Google service. Here’s how to use it for subscriptions:
Browser extensions like or SubShift are currently the fastest way to move hundreds of channels without manual clicking. Go to Google Takeout, deselect everything except YouTube
It’s one of the most common frustrations with YouTube. Unlike Netflix or Spotify, If you want your new account to look like your old one, you have to do a little digital lifting.
Several community-built extensions automate the process after you export your list: